Simple Chicken with Mango Salsa Recipe | Lemons + Zest (2024)

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This Chicken with Mango Salsa is the easiest way to get dinner on the table. Juicy tender chicken breast topped with a freshly made delicious mango salsa that is served over rice or a variety of other ways. Simple and delicious and also great for weekly meal prep!

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This recipe was published August 2019 and images and copy were updated February 2024.

I am a big mango fan and this recipe is one of our favorite recipes to make when we have a ripe mango or two. Juicy chicken breast covered in a fresh mango salsa--the whole family will love this perfect meal!

The spices in the chicken and the flavors from the salsa are the perfect combination--so delicious!

If you love mango, try this mango avocado salsa, peanut mango stir fry, mango guacamole, or shrimp tacos!

Why You Will Love This Chicken with Mango Salsa Recipe:

• It's so simple to make. Season and bake the chicken-- while you bake the chicken, chop and mix up the mango salsa ingredients. When the chicken is ready, spoon it over top and serve as desired! So easy!
• Uses simple fresh ingredients. The chicken only needs olive oil, salt, pepper and seasoning. The salsa is a handful of ingredients--minimal ingredients makes it easier to get a meal on the dinner table!
• The chicken is perfectly juicy. Baking at a higher temperature and a few other tips make for delicious, juicy chicken. This chicken can certainly be grilled or air fried as well if preferred, but it comes out delicious every time! Such amazing flavor and pairs so perfectly with the salsa.
• A great meal prep option. You can make the mango salsa in advance and season the chicken early in the day and then pop it in the oven just before dinner. You can also make the whole dish on a Sunday when you like to prep for the week and make rice bowls or whatever prepared meals you want set up and ready for the week!
• Lots of options to serve or vary! The way you serve this dish can easily be varied. I like to serve as rice bowls, a big salad, in tortillas as tacos and more. The cooking method can also vary to meet your needs!

Recipe Ingredients:

• chicken breast:skinless boneless chicken breast is ideal for this mango salsa chicken recipe. Try to select chicken that is similar in size, approximately 1 inch in thickness. Pound the chicken if the breasts are on the thicker side.
• olive oil: you can use another cooking oil if preferred, but olive is a great option
• spices: cumin, chili powder, smoked paprika, oregano, pepper, and salt to taste. You can add some cayenne or crushed red pepper to the seasoning mixture if you prefer a spicy kick to your chicken.
• mango: you can use frozen if mango is not in season or hard to find but fresh mango is ideal. If you haven't diced a mango before, check out this mango cutting tutorial.
• red bell pepper:feel free to use another color if you prefer but red bell peppers offer a nice sweetness.
• onion: red onion is our preference but a white onion will work as well. The addition of color is always great with the red onion!
• jalapeño pepper: adjust this according to your taste. You can certainly use about half of a pepper or just a touch. I don't find this to be a super spicy mango salsa, but if it's too much for you or the kids, omit it!
• cilantro: chopped fresh cilantro, feel free to add more!
• lime: freshly squeezed lime juice as well as a touch of lime zest

Step-By-Step Instructions:

• Preheat the oven and allow the chicken breast to sit out for about 10-15 minutes to come to room temperature.
• Pound the chicken to make each breast even thickness if possible. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel. Brush the olive oil all over the chicken and then season generously with sea salt. Whisk together the seasoning and evenly sprinkle over the chicken. Do this to both sides of the chicken.
• Bake chicken breasts for about 17-22 minutes or until an internal temperature of 165°F is reached. Time can vary by the thickness of the chicken.

• While the chicken bakes, chop and toss the salsa ingredients together. Adjust salt or lime juice to taste.
• When the meat is cooked, let the chicken rest for about 5 minutes before serving, spooning the salsa over top and alongside rice or your favorite sides

Serving Suggestions:

Rice is a great option to serve this mango chicken over top. We opt for minute rice a lot but it's also great to pair with a good cilantro lime rice or coconut rice to really up the fame. Making this recipe into a big rice bowl or burrito bowl with diced avocado, an extra squeeze of lime juice and some tortilla chips is our preference.

This cauliflower rice salad is a good dish to serve along side as it has some similar flavors. I always love some spoon-worthy cornbread casserole as well with this dish.

Looking for a dip? Classic guacamole or if you want to up the mango game, this spicy mango guacamole is great!

Other Dinner Recipes:

• Instant Pot Carnitas
• Baked Orange Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
• Parmesan Crusted Steak and Potato Sheet Pan Dinner
• Grilled Steak Kabobs with Cilantro Chimichurri
• Simple Chicken and Biscuit Skillet
• Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

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